December 9th, Information The broke a heavy news: Leap Magic alleged fraud! Before the presentation of the video is actually late synthesis!
So, this was hard hit in the face Magic Leap in the end is what?
In fact, Magic Leap is a company founded in 2011, is a mixed reality in the United States (MR), the main research direction is the three-dimensional image is projected to the horizon, but its technology is still in the top secret.
So far, Leap Magic has not launched any formal products, but they are constantly refresh the audience on the "high-tech" cognitive. Not only that, the company was founded 5 years ago, the company also recently received a huge investment of Google and Alibaba, the company valued at up to $4 billion 500 million.
Some time ago brush burst circle of friends of whale video presumably we are not unfamiliar, the company's signature dish is called VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality) more cattle MR X (mixed reality)!
From Baidu encyclopedia is not difficult to find, the company has repeatedly declared that their own MR demo released video"Did not use the special effects or synthesis technologyAnd their selling point is:Users do not have to wear any glasses can also see holographic scene!
Obviously, this technology in the future if used in television, games, office, education and other occasions, the future will be immeasurable......
Previously, Magic Leap has been released in many seemingly niubable propaganda video concept (whale) and interface demo map (Forbes reporter announced), outside of the Magic Leap praise also can be heard without end.
But now, might come.
Beijing time December 9th, science and technology mediaInformation ThePoints out:
Leap Magic last year released a demonstration of MR technology misleading product demonstration - known as the "Office of the day" of the publicity video, was confirmed asWorkshop Weta is the production of the late effects of the company;
Information Magic experience Leap The products found that it is a bulky need to connect the computer's helmet, the size of the helmet can not be turned into a bulky device for daily wear glasses,The miniaturization of AR technology has not been realized., and the experience is not as Microsoft HoloLens;
Leap Magic, the core technology of optical fiber scanning display, has been relegated to a long-term research projects,The actual application in sight.
This small series for you to list this overnight from the peak dropped to 3 points at the bottom of the Magic Leap "evidence of fraud".
"Concept video" into their own products
Leap Magic really is widely known to the public, is derived from its YouTube on the display of a video.
In this 1 minute 30 seconds of video can be seen, the user with Leap Magic developed the first significant, in the general office of the ordinary play virtual games:
Users in the air at the point of a few virtual buttons, you can start the game. At this time will appear on the table 4 simulation gun, choose their favorite weapons can kill zombies.
In the video the office suddenly turned into the battlefield, virtual goods and real world subtly. The effect of this game to do the unusual realistic, single look at the video, you will certainly abandon the fire of the VR device, instead of Leap Magic into the embrace of.
But the fact is: this video "black mirror" and other technology comparable to large, actually
Is a WETA video produced by the section of the special effects- according to Leap Magic before the staff broke the news, then there is no such a game, the video is produced by the visual effects studio Workshop Weta.
The world famous visual effects studio works list contains the "Lord of the rings" and "Afanda" such a blockbuster. Eat melon users have shouted: "Hey, let Weta do good science and technology!"
More exaggerated, even the recruitment, Magic Leap also poker-faced display these demo video, said "this is our office in playing the game, blew a big bubble for those about to enter the company.
However, things to show in the video, to now have not become a real product. Since it is not forming the concept of products, why not say that they do it?<1Two3>
AR technology miniaturization is not actually realized
There is no lie in the world can not be exposed, in the real dream is also a virtual. This does not, "good" Information The in the report also pointed out that they personally experienced the Leap Magic products - a similar helmet device.
This head really can be said to be a "helmet"",
It is bulky, and it needs to be connected to a computer, which is about six feet, through a number of cables.
, while Microsoft's HoloLens doesn't have to be on line with the computer.While most of the components of the Leap Magic helmet are similar to the augmented reality helmet HoloLens of Microsoft Corp, but its
Fuzzy, unstable
The imaging, apparently behind the Microsoft N street.At present, the core technology of Leap Magic Microsoft almost all.
Moreover, in April this year, the line "also released a suspected" Magic Leap tou Xian prototype photos.
the prototype of the large size, the size of the head from the VR show there is a large gap, is not the so-called "portable version of AR glasses".
Think is also,
If you want to force AR technology in the realization of the same time, but also to maintain the image of a clear, stable, smooth, and that this device must have a strong computing power
. Looks like today's technology, is not enough to support the Leap AR to achieve the goal of Magic miniaturization.<12Three>3
The core technology is actually out of reach and before Leap Magic has been declared another "great" technology, that is"Optical fiber laser scanning display
"A kind of a new technique for displaying images on a helmet screen.This technology through the optical fiber cable to transmit the laser, the laser back and forth, using light to draw the image.
Magic Leap that can acquire breakthrough in this technology, so as to greatly reduce the volume of the prototype equipment before the prototype product with the same size as a refrigerator, installed very expensive components, fiber laser scanning technology can greatly reduce the production cost.
VR glasses with a small partner have a common sense - halo. But Leap Magic has said,Own light field display technology can solve the problem of lead to significantly produce dizziness and nausea,this is the fall of 2013, Leap A in order to raise the Magic round of financing $50 million idea.
But in fact, from the fall of 2013 to the end of 2014, Leap Magic has not been applied to the so-called light field display, not to mention the subsequent light field technology.
See these, you are not to see the Leap Magic released the video of their own, it is really young too simple too......
But now can not be absolutely determined that Leap Magic is a Swindlers Company, after a few days, Leap Magic really come up with a veritable AR or MR products.
